Note: The murres are allied to the auks, and are abundant on the northern coasts of Europe and America. They often breed in large communities on the projecting ledges of precipituous cliffs, laying one or two large eggs on the bare rocks. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
murre — murre; murre·let; … English syllables
murre — [mʉr] n. pl. murres or murre [< ?] any of a genus (Uria) of swimming and diving alcidine shorebirds … English World dictionary
murre — /merr/, n. 1. either of two black and white diving birds of the genus Uria, of northern seas, U. aalge (common murre) or U. lomvia (thick billed murre). 2. See razor billed auk. [1595 1605; orig. uncert.] * * * Any of certain black and white… … Universalium
murre — noun black and white diving bird of northern seas • Hypernyms: ↑guillemot • Hyponyms: ↑common murre, ↑Uria aalge, ↑thick billed murre, ↑Uria lomvia • Member Holonyms: ↑Uria, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
murre — narūnėliai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Uria angl. murre vok. Lumme, f rus. кайра, f pranc. marmette, f ryšiai: platesnis terminas – alkiniai siauresnis terminas – laibasnapis narūnėlis siauresnis terminas –… … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
Murre Zonvakanties — (Рокбрюн сюр Аржан,Франция) Категория отеля: 4 звездочный отель Адрес: Boulevard … Каталог отелей
murre|let — «MUR liht», noun. any one of certain small auks of the North Pacific … Useful english dictionary
Murre, die — Die Murre, plur. die n, ein nur in Tyrol übliches Wort, eine Art Lauwinen zu bezeichnen, welche aus Sand und Stein bestehet, von hohen Gebirgen herab stürzet, und das ebne Land bedecket, welche eigentlich eine trockne Murre genannt wird, zum… … Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart
murre — noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1602 any of a genus (Uria) of black and white alcids; especially a common seabird (U. aalge) of northern seas … New Collegiate Dictionary
murre — noun any of the seabirds of the genus Uria in the auk family Syn: guillemot, razorbill … Wiktionary
